intramural clinical director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. “If the brain isn’t functioning properly, people call it brain fog.” Yet experts distinguish ...

Thailand’s capital city is a sensory overload, but between the tuk-tuk-packed streets and steamy markets there’s a serene, ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has traveled plenty of miles on foot since 2012 when he began his long walking journey across the globe. But he’s also crossed a number of sea crossings, as ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

The program took 34 U.S. and Canadian instructors to the South Pole in December to help them educate students about the ...

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year. Borboroglu has been an Explorer since receiving the National ...

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, a new National Geographic documentary streaming on Disney+, tells the story of the effort. It is the largest underwater 3D scan ever made, amounting to 16 ...

Thierry Tortosa, curator and paleontologist at the Sainte-Victoire National Nature Reserve, has helped a few hobbyists authenticate their finds, only to discover later that the items were sold on ...

In Ocala National Forest, Florida, a cicada slowly unfurls its wings and expands its body after emerging from its exoskeleton. Photograph By Nicholas Conzone All periodical cicadas in a given year ...

U.S. passport holders can travel to more than 100 destinations without a tourist visa, but some popular vacation spots require them. We explain the different types of visas and how to apply ...